The actions that a president takes during their first 100 days in office are vital in determining the early success of a president’s time in office, but this margin was not always as symbolic as it is today.

Two political insiders with expertise on both political parties offered insight into what is happening in Washington as of late, discussing the state of polarization and what to watch for in the coming months and years of the new administration.

Tonight’s debate, hosted by the St. Anselm College Debate Team in conjunction with the New Hampshire Institute of Politics, focused on the arguments for and against making it easier for college students to vote. 

Danielle Higgins, a doctoral candidate currently teaching here at Saint Anselm College, spent the evening discussing her research on the misconceptions surrounding the Arab Spring.

On February 18, 2021, the co-chairs of the Events committee, Emily Burns and Samatha Riley, hosted their fourth Common Ground event in the Jean Student Center Event Space.

On February 16th, Student Ambassadors Maeve McAllister ’23 and Katie Monahan ’22 were joined by Kate Anderson Brower, author of Team of Five: The President’s Club in the Age of Trump, for a virtual webinar.

Alexander Keyssar, professor of history and public policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, joined the Institute on Feb. 10 for a presentation via Zoom on his recent book, Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College?

On February 3rd, the New Hampshire Institute of Politics along with the Business and Industry Association organized a webinar that hosted House Representative from New Hampshire Chris Pappas.

Inaugural addresses are the centerpiece of the Inaugural ceremony.  The president-elect delivers this speech either before or after taking the oath of office. In this series, we will examine selected quotes from the Inaugural addresses of five presidents, (George Washington, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, William H. Harrison, and Ronald Reagan), and the concept of liberty as a fundamental American value.

No two inaugurations are alike, there have even been differences in the presidential oath. In accordance with Article II, Section I of the U.S. Constitution, the oath reads: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”